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<font size="+1"><i>March 7, 2018<br>
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[press release]<br>
<b><a href="http://www.climateride.org/">Climate Ride </a></b><i> </i><br>
PEDAL YOUR BIKE.<br>
POWER THE MOVEMENT<br>
Some of you have joined Climate Ride in the past, and now we're
gearing up for 10 events around the world, including new events in
Bhutan, Nova Scotia, and more.<br>
Climate Ride draws policy experts, advocates, scientists,
sustainable businesspeople and thought leaders, who join together to
ride (or hike), network, share ideas, and raise awareness while
generating funding for a multitude of organizations working on
climate-related issues. This is a sustainability conference where
exploration and idea-sharing work hand in hand.<br>
Here's a sample of 2018 Rides & Hikes:<br>
<blockquote><b>Death Valley Ride</b>| February 24 - March 1, 2018<br>
<b>California North Coast Ride</b>| May 20-24, 2018<br>
NEW! <b>Bhutan Ride</b> | April 18-24, 2018<br>
<b>Glacier National Park Ride </b>| July 17-22, 2018<br>
<b>Glacier National Park Hike </b>| July 29-August 2, 2018<br>
<b>Iceland Ride </b>| August 12-17, 2018<br>
NEW! <b>Colorado Ride</b> | August 25-30, 2018<br>
NEW! <b>Northern Michigan Ride</b> | September 15-18, 2018<br>
NEW! <b>Nova Scotia Ride</b> | September 29-October 3, 2018<br>
</blockquote>
Climate Ride is the premier national ride to address climate issues,
renewable energy solutions, and green transportation (including
bicycle advocacy). The event also showcases that the bicycle is the
ultimate carbon-free machine and a viable form of everyday
transportation.<br>
Participants can explore events at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.climateride.org">www.climateride.org</a>.<br>
Questions? Contact Caeli at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:caeli@climateride.org">caeli@climateride.org</a> or
is email.<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Caeli<br>
Caeli Quinn | Co-Founder and Executive Director | Climate Ride<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:caeli@climateride.org">caeli@climateride.org</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.climateride.org/">http://www.climateride.org/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Katharine Hayhoe]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/climate-changing-more-rapidly-than-many-believe-says-expert-at-edmonton-conference">Climate
changing more rapidly than many believe, says expert at Edmonton
conference</a></b><br>
People who understand and live in the outdoors such as farmers or
ranchers will agree that something's different.<br>
Hina Alam<br>
Winters are warming faster than any other season and cold
temperatures are more rare than in the last 50 or 60 years, said an
American expert on climate change who made two presentations Monday
at a conference in Edmonton.<br>
"We also expect there isn't going to be a big change in rainfall
during the growing season, but as it gets warmer, water evaporates
more, and so if it gets warmer and there is no change in rainfall,
it gets drier," said <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/">Katharine Hayhoe</a>, a
Canadian and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech
University.<br>
People who understand and live in the outdoors such as farmers or
ranchers will agree that something's different, she said.<br>
"They will tell you that tulips used to bloom at the end of April,
but now they are blooming in the beginning of April," she said."The
birds that they see migrating are migrating at different times of
the year."<br>
That is why she likes to call this "global weirding," she said.
"Things are different."<br>
Hayhoe is the author of A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts
for Faith-Based Decisions, which untangles the complex science and
tackles many long-held misconceptions about global warming. She
spoke with Postmedia at the Cities and Climate Change Science
Conference at the Shaw Conference Centre.<br>
More winter precipitation will fall as rain and less as snow, with
the future holding more hot days, she said.<br>
For thousands of years, climate has changed, Hayhoe said.<br>
"Little ups and downs and ups and downs and then whoa - big change,"
she said."We are not prepared for this rate of change."<br>
Alberta is preparing for climate change in two ways, she said. The
province is working on reducing carbon emissions and is also
preparing to adapt to a changing climate.<br>
Hayhoe is known to challenge the idea that faith and science are
incompatible.<br>
"Science is not a religion," Hayhoe said. "You cannot choose whether
you want to believe in it or not and have your choice actually make
a difference. If you say you don't believe in gravity and step off a
cliff, you're going down just as fast as the person who does believe
in gravity."....<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/climate-changing-more-rapidly-than-many-believe-says-expert-at-edmonton-conference">http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/climate-changing-more-rapidly-than-many-believe-says-expert-at-edmonton-conference</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Two NASA Maps]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91790&src=eoa-iotd">A
Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US</a></b><br>
Just nine months ago, the forests and farmlands of the continental
United States were well-watered, with <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=90151">just
5 percent of the nation facing drought</a>. By February 2018,
after dry autumn and winter weather across many states, drought has
reached its highest levels since the spring of 2014.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/91000/91790/conus_drm_2018058.png">The
map </a>at the top of this page was compiled from data provided
by the U.S. National Drought Monitor, a partnership of U.S.
Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It depicts
areas of drought on February 27, 2018, in progressive shades of
orange to red. It is based on measurements of climate, soil, and
water conditions from more than 350 federal, state, and local
observers. <br>
- see: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/91000/91790/conus_drm_2018058.png">https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/91000/91790/conus_drm_2018058.png</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/91000/91790/conus_grc_2018057.png">The
second map shows the water woes a bit deeper underground</a>.
Developed by scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, this
data set combines observations from satellites and ground-based
gauges to model the relative amount of water stored in <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgwaquifer.html">underground
aquifers</a> in the continental United States. The wetness, or
water content, is a depiction of the amount of groundwater on
February 26, 2018, as compared to the average from 1948 to the
present. Areas shown in teal have more abundant groundwater for this
time of year than the long-term average, while shades of brown
depict deficits. The maps are an <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://drought.unl.edu/MonitoringTools/NASAGRACEDataAssimilation.aspx">experimental
product</a> used by the U.S. Drought Monitor.<br>
see - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/91000/91790/conus_grc_2018057.png">https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/91000/91790/conus_grc_2018057.png</a><br>
As of February 27, 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental
U.S. was classified as abnormally dry, and 31 percent of the country
was affected by some level of drought-17 percent in severe to
extreme drought. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=79228">The
worst drought in recent history,</a> 2012, saw nearly two-thirds
of the U.S. affected by drought.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91790&src=eoa-iotd">https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91790&src=eoa-iotd</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[video of panel]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/rC8TSKsYWww">Past
Societal Collapse & Climate: inc. Prof Harvey Weiss
(February 2018)</a></b><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/megadrought-and-collapse-9780199329199?cc=us&lang=en&">Book
Review: Megadrought and Collapse</a><br>
From Early Agriculture to Angkor<br>
Edited by Harvey Weiss<br>
- First book to treat global history of megadroughts and societal
collapses, from origins of agriculture to fall of Angkor Wat.<br>
- With megadrought as primary causal agency, challenges previous
multi-causal endogenous theories of societal collapse<br>
- Represents the most current primary research presented by its
principal investigators<br>
- Potential for crossover appeal to contemporary audiences via
present and pressing global environmental concerns<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/rC8TSKsYWww">https://youtu.be/rC8TSKsYWww</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Taxes - Solar batteries]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032018/solar-tax-credits-2018-irs-homeowner-ruling-battery-energy-storage-powerwall">Adding
Batteries to Existing Rooftop Solar Could Qualify for 30 Percent
Tax Credit</a></b><br>
An IRS ruling in a homeowner's case marks a milestone, energy
storage experts say. It's 'like jumping ahead 5 years on the cost
curve for home battery systems.'<br>
BY LYNDSEY GILPIN<br>
Homeowners with rooftop solar tied into the grid like the way they
can roll back their meters by selling surplus electricity back to
the power company. But there's a drawback: when the grid goes down
in a storm, their lights go off too, unless they paid to install a
bank of batteries.<br>
Now, with battery prices getting cheaper, some homeowners are
thinking about beefing up their solar arrays with battery storage
and possibly cutting ties with the grid altogether.<br>
The taxman just gave them another incentive to do so, making clear
that the improvement qualifies for another fat tax credit just like
the one they earned when they put up their panels in the first
place.<br>
The Internal Revenue Service released a private letter ruling on
Friday stating that a customer with an existing home solar array is
eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit when they buy and
install a battery system, provided it stores only solar energy from
their own roof...<br>
The private letter ruling was issued to a single taxpayer; it
applies only to that specific case, and the IRS says it doesn't set
a precedent. Even so, it tells accountants everywhere how the agency
is interpreting the tax law.<br>
It suggests that taxpayers can now rest easy taking the tax credit
when adding batteries to an existing solar setup, even if they
claimed the tax credit when they set up their grid-tied panels, as
long as the battery receives power only from the home's solar panels
and none from the grid...<br>
The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.seia.org/initiatives/solar-investment-tax-credit-itc">solar
Investment Tax Credit</a> for homes remains at 30 percent though
2019, then drops to 26 percent in 2020, and 22 percent in 2021
before ending at the end of that year....<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032018/solar-tax-credits-2018-irs-homeowner-ruling-battery-energy-storage-powerwall">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032018/solar-tax-credits-2018-irs-homeowner-ruling-battery-energy-storage-powerwall</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[New Yorker]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/donald-trumps-know-nothing-science-budget">Donald
Trump's Know-Nothing Science Budget</a></b><br>
By Alan Burdick, March 4, 2018<br>
...That's the obstacle, of course: this President trusts no one; he
can't abide to read even his intelligence reports. Science thrives
on curiosity, investigation, vigorous discourse, and flexibility of
thought. Donald Trump is a party of one, interested solely in
hearing the sound of his own voice, regardless of the veracity of
what it has to say. For now, the interim science adviser is Michael
Kratsios, the deputy assistant in the Office of Science and
Technology Policy. Kratsios, who is thirty-one, worked previously as
chief of staff to Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire and
Trump supporter, and has a bachelor's degree in political
science-the only kind of science, perhaps, that Trump can
understand.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/donald-trumps-know-nothing-science-budget">https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/donald-trumps-know-nothing-science-budget</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Arctic]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBZs3Uypqw">The fight for
the Arctic | DW Documentary</a></b><br>
Published on Feb 17, 2018<br>
The Arctic ice is retreating due to climate change. The region's
once inaccessible raw materials have caught the attention of major
world powers.<br>
Countries like the USA, Russia and China are positioning themselves,
scouting out the land and securing the best sites for getting their
hands on the raw materials. The animals of the Arctic are also
having to fight - for their survival. Russia already has an
ultra-modern nuclear-powered icebreaker in operation. The Norwegian
company Statoil is conducting test drilling with its cutting-edge
rig"Songa Enabler," which was designed especially for the Arctic;
it's the most northerly drilling operation in the world. Norway
hopes to discover vast natural wealth in the Arctic. But the borders
in the Arctic have not yet been set, and a war over resources is
always a distinct danger. For the animals of the Arctic, including
seals and polar bears, the melting sea ice is also having drastic
consequences. They're losing their habitats and their search for
food is becoming increasingly difficult. In addition, the rubbish
that is piling up in the Arctic only degrades very slowly and it's
poisoning the animals. Seabirds and whales are dying because they
can't digest the plastic in their stomachs. International fishing
fleets are the main culprits when it comes to rubbish in the Arctic.
The ice used to be a natural barrier. Now the trawlers can penetrate
further and further into the icy ocean and, as a result, catch
greater quantities of fish. Overfishing is almost inevitable.
Furthermore the huge trawl nets used by the industrial fishing
fleets are destroying the ocean floor, an important habitat. For
years, environmental organizations such as Greenpeace have been
complaining about the problems caused by fishing and raw-material
exploitation in the Arctic.<font size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBZs3Uypqw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBZs3Uypqw</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[classic climate comedy video]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYwSGiowEzs">Lewis Black
11/15/14 Climate Change</a></b><br>
Lew takes a couple of questions from the San Antonio audience about
climate change.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYwSGiowEzs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYwSGiowEzs</a></font><br>
-<br>
[a few days ago]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMCmj3TjM9Q">"The Kids Are
Marching" (2/24/18 Kingston NY) | Lewis Black</a></b><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMCmj3TjM9Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMCmj3TjM9Q</a></font><br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="March%207,%202016:,,MediaMatters.org%20reports:,,%22ABC,%20CBS,%20NBC,%20and%20Fox%20collectively%20spent%20five%20percent%20less%20time%20covering%20climate%20change%20in%202015,%20even%20though%20there%20were%20more%20newsworthy%20climate-related%20events%20than%20ever%20before,%20including%20the%20EPA%20finalizing%20the%20Clean%20Power%20Plan,%20Pope%20Francis%20issuing%20a%20climate%20change%20encyclical,%20President%20Obama%20rejecting%20the%20Keystone%20XL%20pipeline,%20and%20195%20countries%20around%20the%20world%20reaching%20a%20historic%20climate%20agreement%20in%20Paris.%20The%20decline%20was%20primarily%20driven%20by%20ABC,%20whose%20climate%20coverage%20dropped%20by%2059%20percent;%20the%20only%20network%20to%20dramatically%20increase%20its%20climate%20coverage%20was%20Fox,%20but%20that%20increase%20largely%20consisted%20of%20criticism%20of%20efforts%20to%20address%20climate%20change.%20When%20the%20networks%20did%20discuss%20climate%20change,%20they%20rarely%20addressed%20its%20impacts%20on%20national%20security,%20the%20economy,%20or%20public%20health,%20yet%20most%20still%20found%20time%20to%20provide%20a%20forum%20for%20climate%20science%20denial.%20On%20a%20more%20positive%20note,%20CBS%20and%20NBC%20--%20and%20PBS,%20which%20was%20assessed%20separately%20--%20aired%20many%20segments%20that%20explored%20the%20state%20of%20scientific%20research%20or%20detailed%20how%20climate%20change%20is%20affecting%20extreme%20weather,%20plants,%20and%20wildlife.%22,,http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/03/07/study-how-broadcast-networks-covered-climate-ch/208881">This
Day in Climate History - March 7, 2016</a> - from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
March 7, 2016:<br>
MediaMatters.org reports:<br>
<blockquote>"ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox collectively spent five percent
less time covering climate change in 2015, even though there were
more newsworthy climate-related events than ever before, including
the EPA finalizing the Clean Power Plan, Pope Francis issuing a
climate change encyclical, President Obama rejecting the Keystone
XL pipeline, and 195 countries around the world reaching a
historic climate agreement in Paris. The decline was primarily
driven by ABC, whose climate coverage dropped by 59 percent; the
only network to dramatically increase its climate coverage was
Fox, but that increase largely consisted of criticism of efforts
to address climate change. When the networks did discuss climate
change, they rarely addressed its impacts on national security,
the economy, or public health, yet most still found time to
provide a forum for climate science denial. On a more positive
note, CBS and NBC - and PBS, which was assessed separately - aired
many segments that explored the state of scientific research or
detailed how climate change is affecting extreme weather, plants,
and wildlife."<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/03/07/study-how-broadcast-networks-covered-climate-ch/208881">http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/03/07/study-how-broadcast-networks-covered-climate-ch/208881</a><br>
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